Norman Orr to instruct commercial real estate lease course for BCRC

The Birmingham Commercial REALTORS Council (BCRC) announces that Norman Orr, a distinguished real estate attorney and partner with Burr Forman, will instruct a course on commercial real estate leases on Thursday, August 9th, at the BAR office in Homewood. This course is part BCRC's new educational summer series entitled Transformation Track to Excellence. The Track is designed to bring quality, best-in-class and "new" commercial related educational and training course offerings to Birmingham.

About the Course: "Commercial Real Estate Leases"

The course will analyze in detail the anatomy of a typical commercial lease transaction. Content will include the nuts and bolts of a commercial lease, including many real-world examples and pitfalls to avoid. The course will also incude several case studies that will be discussed among the class

Norman Orr, partner with Burr Forman, will instruct course on commercial real estate leases for BCRC on Thursday, August 9th.

About the Instructor:Norman is engaged in a general corporate practice whereby he advises corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, estates, trusts, and individuals on a variety of corporate and tax related matters, including development and implementation of business plans, real estate matters, organizing and planning for the operation of tax exempt entities, mergers and acquisitions, and partnership and limited liability company organization, capitalization, allocations and reorganizations. As part of Norman’s general corporate practice he routinely represents renewable energy companies providing a full range of corporate and strategic advice, as well as assistance with all aspects of project development. In addition, he was recognized as a “Rising Star” by Alabama Super Lawyers in 2011. Norman is a member of the American Bar Association (Business Law; Real Property, Trust and Estate Law; and Taxation Sections), the Alabama State Bar, the Mississippi Bar, and the Birmingham Bar Association. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Finance in 1994, from Auburn University; his J.D., in 1998, from Cumberland School of Law of Samford University; and his LL.M. in Taxation from the University of Alabama School of Law in 2005.

About BCRC.The BCRC was founded in 2005 by a group of professionals committed to building an organization much like BAR; one which serves the specific needs, concerns and interests of commercial real estate practitioners. Today, BCRC strives to enhance communication among the many organizations representing the commercial real estate community. In the process, it's our goal to help increase the number, and the quality, of professional opportunities for all our members.